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Fatima goes to the library every week. She loves reading books. Today is a special day for her. She has a plan. She wants to find a book about cooking. She walks to the library in the morning. The sky is gray and it is cold outside. She wears her blue coat. She opens the big door of the library. She goes inside. It is warm and quiet. She smells the old books. She feels happy. She walks to the with the cooking books. She picks up a book and reads the back cover. Then Fatima hears a voice.
It is the . "Excuse me," the says. "The cooking is closed today." Fatima is . "Why is it closed?" she asks. "We are fixing the shelves," the says. "It will be open again tomorrow." Fatima feels a little sad. She does not know what to do. She stands near the door. She looks around the library. She sees a big table with new books on it. She walks to the table. She looks at the books. There are books about travel, science, and art. She picks up a book about space. She reads the first page. It is very .
Fatima sits down at a table near the window. She reads the book for a long time. She learns about stars and . She is very . A boy sits next to her. He has the same book in his hands. "Do you like space?" he asks. "I do now!" Fatima says and smiles. They talk about the book together. The comes over and smiles at them. "We have a space here," the says. "It meets every week." Fatima thinks this is a great idea. She writes down the time of the . She leaves the library with a big smile. She is happy about her new plan. It is better than her old plan.
a person who works in a library and helps people find books
"The librarian helped Fatima find a good book to read."
a flat board fixed to a wall or in a cupboard, used to put things on
"She looked at all the books on the shelf."
feeling something you did not expect
"Fatima was surprised when the section was closed."
a part of something larger, like an area of a library
"The cooking section has many recipe books."
making you want to know more; not boring
"The book about space was very interesting."
a large round object in space that moves around a star
"She learned about the planets in the book."
feeling very happy and full of energy about something
"Fatima was excited about the space club."
a group of people who meet because they share the same interest
"She joined the space club at the library."
change of plans
when something you planned does not happen and you do something different
"Because the cooking section was closed, Fatima had a change of plans."
I do now
used to say you have started to feel or think something that you did not before
""Do you like space?" "I do now!""
look around
to turn and look in different directions to see what is there
"Fatima looked around the library and saw a table with new books."
pick up
to lift something from a surface using your hands
"She picked up a book about space from the table."
write down
to put information on paper so you do not forget it
"Fatima wrote down the time of the space club."
a long time
many minutes or hours; more time than usual
"She sat and read her book for a long time."
feels like a great idea
used to say something sounds very good
"Joining the space club feels like a great idea to Fatima."
next to
very close to the side of something or someone
"A boy sat next to Fatima at the library table."
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